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MATTHI'OLA continued. 

 M. inca'na continued. 



Alexandra, rose-lilac ; and Crimson King, bright 

 crimson, are fine varieties. They are both 

 branching and rather tall, about 2 ft. During 

 the winter, if autumn sown, the seedlings are 

 sometimes a little difficult to keep, so that a 

 sheltered border should be chosen in the seed 

 bed. The Cocardeau, or Cape Giant Stock, is 

 a variety of Brompton Stock, and a descend- 

 ant and improved form of M. fenestralis (which 

 see). It bears large trusses of bloom in autumn ; 

 in some half-dozen colours. 18 ins. high. 



M. sinua'ta and Intermediate Stocks. The so-called 

 Intermediate strain of Stocks takes its source 

 from M. sinuata, which is a wild English plant, 

 and not worth cultivating itself. But its descend- 

 ants are most valuable. They are biennials, 

 shrubby, exceedingly fragrant, and not quite 

 as tall as the Brompton and Queen Stocks 

 (before mentioned), about 18 ins. high. They 

 may be had in bloom practically all the spring, 

 summer, and autumn, according as they are 

 sown. For pot culture they are the best 

 variety. The colours are crimson, scarlet, 

 purple, and white, and much grown for Covent 

 Garden Market. 



An excellent hardy Scotch variety of the 

 Intermediate Stock is that called East Lothian 

 Intermediate. The climate of the North is 

 exactly suited to it, where it is extensively 



